Finance

Local NeighborhoodLIFT grants address economic and workforce development, youth programs and neighborhood beautification for Columbia Columbia, S.C. April 24, 2017 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a total of $350,000 in donations for three local nonprofits intended to help revitalize Columbia neighborhoods through the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program. The local grant recipients […]

ORLANDO, Fla., April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen (Cheddar’s) for $780 million in an all-cash transaction from its stockholders including private equity firms L Catterton and Oak Investment Partners. This follows the agreement that was announced on March 27, 2017. […]

New interactive feature offers students a step-by-step guide to answer questions on how to pay for college, prepare for school and manage money while in school SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2017 – Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) launched its annual Get College Ready ℠ campaign and website with a new interactive tool that navigates college-bound […]

Report highlights progress toward 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility goals and investments in clean technology, sustainable housing, diverse small businesses, and other community needs SAN FRANCISCO – April 21, 2017 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that the company invested nearly $67 billion in lending capital and grants during 2016 toward achieving its […]

Millions of Wells Fargo customers to be provided new seamless “tap and pay” digital payment capability SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2017 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that Wells Fargo customers will soon be able to use PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) to conveniently and securely make purchases with their mobile devices at participating merchants whose […]

Pilot designed to evaluate how automated chat experience can assist customers SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2017 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today the company is launching a pilot to test an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven customer chat experience for Facebook Messenger. Wells Fargo’s bot for Messenger is a pilot test and is part […]

Company Continues Journey to Restore Trust with Stakeholders SAN FRANCISCO – April 17, 2017 – Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is launching a new, integrated marketing campaign – “Building better every day” – that builds on the company’s commitment to rebuilding trust and creating a better bank for customers, team members, and communities. The campaign launches […]

Clean-technology incubator program expands focus beyond commercial buildings DENVER — April 11, 2017 – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a $20 million expansion of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a program that advances emerging clean technologies and startup companies. IN2, now a $30 million program co-administered by Wells Fargo and the […]

Panera Shareholders to Receive $315 Per Share in Cash in $7.5 Billion Transaction St. Louis, MO — APRIL 5, 2017 — Panera Bread Company (“Panera” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PNRA) and JAB today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which JAB will acquire Panera for $315 per share in […]

Doubling subscribers in less than two years, Xero has organically grown from the market challenger to a global accounting platform leader WELLINGTON, 30 March, 2017 – Xero Limited (NZX: XRO; ASX: XRO) today announced it recently surpassed one million subscribers* worldwide on its global cloud accounting platform. Xero has doubled subscriber numbers in less than […]